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candidate obama lied about hillary clinton. so, shame on you, barack obama. [ male announcer ] but america expects more from a president. obama's dishonest campaign: another reason america has lost confidence in barack obama. oba[romney singing]: ohign: beautiful, for spacious skies, i'm barack obama and i approve this message. for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... . >>> we continue the news edge at 6 with a state of hiv/aids in the district. a new annual report card shows progress in the district but that more work needs to be done. the district received an a- menus in hiv testing and condom distribution, a b minus for education and b plus for youth prevention; however, the city has not shown progress in reducing new infections, late testers or death. meantime, there is some new optimism for treating and preventing the hiv/aids virus. next week, researchers and activisting will descend on washingto
candidate obama lied about hillary clinton. so, shame on you, barack obama. [ male announcer ] but america expects more from a president. obama's dishonest campaign: another reason america has lost confidence in barack obama. oba[romney singing]: ohign: beautiful, for spacious skies, i'm barack obama and i approve this message. for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood......
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we all know that has not worked in the past years, especially the obama administration. the administration has failed, actually, to do anything for the peace process, and some are hoping it might change with the new administration. secretary clinton is leaving, and there are hopes that may be things will pick up again with her successor. >> thanks for the update. >> now for the view from jerusalem, let's cross over to our correspondent who is standing by for us there. the israeli prime minister has condemned the palestinian move. can you tell us more about how israel views this? >> i think israel is concerned that through this upgrade, palestinians could challenge israel legally and diplomatically now. in past weeks, we have heard the israeli government saying that this is a unilateral move that violates the oslo court, that the house indians are aiming to join the international criminal court, and it preempts the united nations. i think for israel right now, the concern is on the diplomatic outcome as well, how countries will be voting, and the high level of support tha
we all know that has not worked in the past years, especially the obama administration. the administration has failed, actually, to do anything for the peace process, and some are hoping it might change with the new administration. secretary clinton is leaving, and there are hopes that may be things will pick up again with her successor. >> thanks for the update. >> now for the view from jerusalem, let's cross over to our correspondent who is standing by for us there. the israeli...
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. >> a member of the obama administration is taking the blame. why hilary clinton says the responsibility rests with her. >>> it's been more than a month since attack on the united states consulate in libya. it killed four americans including the u.s. ambassador, criticism against the obama administration for the way the thing was handled. secretary of state, hilary clinton, is saying that the white house is not to blame, she is. charlie is at the live desk and going to explain about how she is speaking out. >> we are weeks away from the electhis went down on september 11th, president barack obama, and the white house, have been getting a loft criticism, both for message as to the cause and remarks made by vice president joe biden. the vice president said the white house didn't know anything about requests for extra security at the embassy in benghazi. the state department said requests for made and rejected. hilary clinton says she is the one charged with protecting u.s. diplomats. >> i'm in charge of the state department, 60,000 plus people all
. >> a member of the obama administration is taking the blame. why hilary clinton says the responsibility rests with her. >>> it's been more than a month since attack on the united states consulate in libya. it killed four americans including the u.s. ambassador, criticism against the obama administration for the way the thing was handled. secretary of state, hilary clinton, is saying that the white house is not to blame, she is. charlie is at the live desk and going to explain...
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president obama got stimulus passed . there are examples, but does that help the economy or better off under one party. >> johnathon is saying something that is fund amam. look ridiculous. this would be a totalitarian government and one party rule all of the time and so they could pass the legislation . get rid of them altogether and have a dictator. congress you have to understand. constitution was drafted by men afraid of government and trying to protect the people from their own government and not giving the government power to do something. but the powers in the constitution are negative to the government so that people will have as johnathon said freedom to do what they want to do. you don't need the other stuff to do that . >> at the same time is it better where we are with the economy now to have one party and at least get something done. it may not be the best thing but something done . >> i think not. i agree with johnathon which is frightening me right now. in britain it is a parlimentary and possible to force l
president obama got stimulus passed . there are examples, but does that help the economy or better off under one party. >> johnathon is saying something that is fund amam. look ridiculous. this would be a totalitarian government and one party rule all of the time and so they could pass the legislation . get rid of them altogether and have a dictator. congress you have to understand. constitution was drafted by men afraid of government and trying to protect the people from their own...
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is president obama. >> pelley: president clinton may have just made a better argument for the obama administration than the obama administration has been able to make for itself in a speech that was scheduled for 28 minutes, presidenpresident clinton went 8 minutes in a full throated endorsement of president obama. arguing at one point essentially about the economy, be patient, it is working. bob schieffer, quite a speech. >> schieffer: well, that was quite a speech and i have heard a lot of them. i must say and i think your point is exactly right. that he kind of summed it up in a way that the obama administration simply hasn't been able to do. for better or for worse. i mean he laid it out. i must say i thought his best line of the night was he said, they left it in a total mess, he didn't clean it up fast enough, so throw him out and put us back in. which is a pretty good way to answer that question the republicans keep asking, are you better offer now than you were four years ago. it is just an amazing speech, i thought. >> pelley: president obama will have his work cut out for him tomorrow. l
is president obama. >> pelley: president clinton may have just made a better argument for the obama administration than the obama administration has been able to make for itself in a speech that was scheduled for 28 minutes, presidenpresident clinton went 8 minutes in a full throated endorsement of president obama. arguing at one point essentially about the economy, be patient, it is working. bob schieffer, quite a speech. >> schieffer: well, that was quite a speech and i have heard...
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in the clinton gingrich years to balance the budget, to actually end -- reform welfare, and we were moving back very rapidly in the first year of the obama administration to an expanded welfare state. and so it's -- this represents a clash of world views, and the role of government. we believe, as we have advanced in both of our books, that limited government, free markets, and a vigorous defense of u.s. interests in the world, will in fact continue us on a path of prosperity and worldwide influence. what president obama has said is that he really can't put his finger on why we are exceptional nation. he said because the chinese believe that china is exceptional, and the brits believe that britain is exceptional. and the russians believe that russia is exceptional. well, the reality is that they're not. compared to -- it's not that they haven't made tremendous contributions, but it has been a particular form of government that understands from which our prosperity flows, and we believe that the second paragraph of the declaration of independence holds the form lamp we hold this trut
in the clinton gingrich years to balance the budget, to actually end -- reform welfare, and we were moving back very rapidly in the first year of the obama administration to an expanded welfare state. and so it's -- this represents a clash of world views, and the role of government. we believe, as we have advanced in both of our books, that limited government, free markets, and a vigorous defense of u.s. interests in the world, will in fact continue us on a path of prosperity and worldwide...
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>>eric: now, president obama and bill clinton for a second. i heard a speech, make last thursday, where president obama said, bill clinton, we have tried the policies and they have worked and president obama wants to latch on to bill clinton's record. is that fair? >>guest: what does he define as worked. if obama's policies have worked, what would a failure look like? it would be a tragedy. bill clinton, he got rid of the retirement tax on social security. he pushed nasa. he cut government spending as a share g.d.p. than the next four presidents combined. he reduced the capital gains tax. welfare reform, he did all of that. he reappointed the reagan fed chairman twice. he was a great president. so was ronald reagan. >>eric: you bring up something important, you said women -- welfare reform under president clinton. president obama is going the other way, it seems with welfare. he called food stamps welfare stimulus. >>guest: well, i don't know why he is doing that. it doesn't work that way. if you pay people more to be unemployed, more people w
>>eric: now, president obama and bill clinton for a second. i heard a speech, make last thursday, where president obama said, bill clinton, we have tried the policies and they have worked and president obama wants to latch on to bill clinton's record. is that fair? >>guest: what does he define as worked. if obama's policies have worked, what would a failure look like? it would be a tragedy. bill clinton, he got rid of the retirement tax on social security. he pushed nasa. he cut...
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among the speakers president clinton, chelsea clinton and jon stewart. tomorrow, michelle obama will welcome schoolchildren to the white house garden. it will be the first annual spring planting as part of her initiative to help students get healthier. the first lady planted a garden in 2009. still to come, we will look ahead and other stories that will make headlines in the week ahead. in arlington some closely sightings. -- ghostly sightings. >> what were you doing about 20 minutes ago? did >> in italy the parents of amanda knox are said to be tried for libel. they are accused of publicly stating slanderous allegations of police mistreatment. amanda knox spent four years in prison after being convicted of murdering her roommate. that conviction was overturned last year. the pope will ride in cuba monday. he is visiting for three days to reenergize christians there. he will celebrate mass in havana's revolution square. tim tebow mania continues. he'll arrive in new york on monday. the denver broncos traded him to the jets. the capitals are still fightin
among the speakers president clinton, chelsea clinton and jon stewart. tomorrow, michelle obama will welcome schoolchildren to the white house garden. it will be the first annual spring planting as part of her initiative to help students get healthier. the first lady planted a garden in 2009. still to come, we will look ahead and other stories that will make headlines in the week ahead. in arlington some closely sightings. -- ghostly sightings. >> what were you doing about 20 minutes ago?...
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difficult primary struggle between barack obama and hillary clinton. there was really animosity between the obama camp and clinton camp and he was not a happy person at that time, at least he wasn't meap politically. you talk about resilience. you talk about -- i mean this is remarkable. he really was down and four years later he is critical, he's a validate tor for barack obama. let's go back tor where i was. republicans weren't quite as generous in the '90s in their support for bill clinton nowl saying let's go back to the clinton years. >> one thing i disagree i don't think he was discredited. remember when he came into the hall in denver, i think the democratic party enl e embraced him. they remembered he had been successful two term president brought the democratic party back, created a strategy that eliminated some of the problems that the democratic party had can -- 1980s and i think they embraced him. there was obviously tension and sore feelings between the obama and the -- >> charlie:i think you're right. >> it was an unhappy time for him fre
difficult primary struggle between barack obama and hillary clinton. there was really animosity between the obama camp and clinton camp and he was not a happy person at that time, at least he wasn't meap politically. you talk about resilience. you talk about -- i mean this is remarkable. he really was down and four years later he is critical, he's a validate tor for barack obama. let's go back tor where i was. republicans weren't quite as generous in the '90s in their support for bill clinton...
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bill clinton does not like trickle-down economics, and he is pro barack obama. lou: well done. may i say, well done. well done. [laughter] >> but this is a challenge for mitt romney because romney has to get beyond his business biography. he has to go back and explain what is happening to the country between the clinton era, what happened with the bush a administration. i don't think he has. lou: it is something very important today and the editorial pages of the "wall street journal." he put himself in charge of his experience, and that experience became a positive. by the way, by the way, by the way, he used a word that i glory in and left to hear coming back into, particularly from a candidate for the presidency, he talked about the empowerment of workers and employees, and we have not heard that and probably 15-20 years. you know, good for the governor. >> it is a start so that people can relate. look. still, it is a start. lou: true, but like i say, he has filled in a vacuum that has been there for 15 years. >> us just say, we misjudged him profoundly. and if you were talk
bill clinton does not like trickle-down economics, and he is pro barack obama. lou: well done. may i say, well done. well done. [laughter] >> but this is a challenge for mitt romney because romney has to get beyond his business biography. he has to go back and explain what is happening to the country between the clinton era, what happened with the bush a administration. i don't think he has. lou: it is something very important today and the editorial pages of the "wall street...
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clinton has been passive-aggressive when it comes to big rivals and with this case with barack obama, he loathes him so much,'s doubling down on aggressiveness and saying that the u.s. economy is in recession and that's to me the biggest-- >> and divide and conquer, divide and conquer, bill clinton never said the tax cuts could be permanent and immediate why went totally wrong and went with the headline with wnbc, said u.s. already in recession and tax cuts bill clinton, a never said they should be-- >> he did say stirling record for romney. >> he didn't totally attack the guy. >> jon: we're going keep arguing about this during the break and next, congress wants to plug the leak for paper like the new york time. >> i don't think it's an accident that you have three stories within about 45 days that paint the obama administration as being effective in the war on terror and our national security detriment. >> members of congress calling for a high level investigation into what they call high level leaks from the obama white house. secret details of covert operations ending up on pages o
clinton has been passive-aggressive when it comes to big rivals and with this case with barack obama, he loathes him so much,'s doubling down on aggressiveness and saying that the u.s. economy is in recession and that's to me the biggest-- >> and divide and conquer, divide and conquer, bill clinton never said the tax cuts could be permanent and immediate why went totally wrong and went with the headline with wnbc, said u.s. already in recession and tax cuts bill clinton, a never said they...
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former president bill clinton commanded the spotlight as he formally put president obamas's name into nomination. central role marked a milestone in the interkrat and evolving relationship. the two have swroafer come the past to fortunately an unexpected alliance over the four years. economic growth and balance budget. the owe bam in a contend for convention speakers to dispel any doubt is best suit today bring prosperity to the middle class. but as robert you stuart lewis stevens said all speech written or spoken is a dead language until it finds a. >> enduring pessimism complicates the democrats argument better off mow than 4 years ago. new economic data to be released this week makes it unlikely that the unemployment rate will fall in the 9 weeks until the 9 election. jack lew joins me. he speaks to us tonight personal capacity representing the campaign. also with us al hunt. he is my partner for this evening. i'm pleased to have him always. good to have you back at may table even though it's different than the normal. it's normally at night not during the day. having said that, te
former president bill clinton commanded the spotlight as he formally put president obamas's name into nomination. central role marked a milestone in the interkrat and evolving relationship. the two have swroafer come the past to fortunately an unexpected alliance over the four years. economic growth and balance budget. the owe bam in a contend for convention speakers to dispel any doubt is best suit today bring prosperity to the middle class. but as robert you stuart lewis stevens said all...
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president obama is right on the cusp. he's well below the job approval ratings of bill clinton and ronald reagan when they were reelected, but well above the approval ratings of bush 41 and jimmy carter when they lost. so, he's right on the cusp. another good number to look at is how satisfied people are in this countries, according to gallup. 68% are dissatisfied. that's down from 77%, but we've gone from absolutely terrible to just really, really bad. that is not something the president can count on. >> paul: now, still that gives an opening for mitt romney to be able to make up that 3 point average gap. what are the bright spots in the data for romney, saying, okay, how can i make up this lead? >> bright spots is that people are focused almost exclusively on the economy and who can get this economy going. we've seen how in the middle east our attention can be diverted temporarily, but people out there in real america are totally focused on who can get this economy going. they're scared, they're open to mitt romney. he
president obama is right on the cusp. he's well below the job approval ratings of bill clinton and ronald reagan when they were reelected, but well above the approval ratings of bush 41 and jimmy carter when they lost. so, he's right on the cusp. another good number to look at is how satisfied people are in this countries, according to gallup. 68% are dissatisfied. that's down from 77%, but we've gone from absolutely terrible to just really, really bad. that is not something the president can...
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president obama and hillary clinton could not have expected their week to unfold as it did. the president was hoping to focus new attention on the promise of u.s. relations with the far east. secretary clinton was with him on what she thought would be her last overseas mission. instead, mr. obama found himself on the phone with middle east leaders as israel and hamas in gaza rained down rockets on each other. and secretary clinton headed for the region hoping to use a cease-fire to search for longer term answers. >> now we have to focus on reaching a durable outcome that promotes regional stability and advances the security, dignity, and legitimate aspirations of palestinians and israelis alike. pete: but she also made it clear the u.s. is firmly supporting its ally israel. peter baker was traveling with the president. peter, with all the changes in the region, how has the u.s. role changed in this process? >> well, of course, you saw president obama taking a very hands on role in this. something that he's been reluctant to do at times in the past. he had a bad experience tr
president obama and hillary clinton could not have expected their week to unfold as it did. the president was hoping to focus new attention on the promise of u.s. relations with the far east. secretary clinton was with him on what she thought would be her last overseas mission. instead, mr. obama found himself on the phone with middle east leaders as israel and hamas in gaza rained down rockets on each other. and secretary clinton headed for the region hoping to use a cease-fire to search for...
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obama is trying to run on clinton's economic record. >> obama has been in office for four years and he is running on the clinton economy. i mean, this is embarrassing. you are the president. and all you can say is, you know, the last democrat before i became president really knew how to run an economy. >> touche. clinton has become a key player in the presidential re-election efforts. but just four years ago he and hillary were singing a different tune. >> so shame on you, barack obama. it is time you ran a campaign consistent with your messages in public. that's what i expect from you, meet me in ohio. let's have a debate about your taxes and your behavior in this campaign. >> -- south carolina twice in '84 and '88. he ran a good campaign. and senator obama run a good campaign. he has run a good campaign everywhere. >> give me a break. this campaign is the biggest fairy tale i have ever seen. >> talk about a change in tone. with us now to react is doug schoen who was a pollster for bill clinton and current fox news contributor as well as maxwell democratic strategist. let me start wit
obama is trying to run on clinton's economic record. >> obama has been in office for four years and he is running on the clinton economy. i mean, this is embarrassing. you are the president. and all you can say is, you know, the last democrat before i became president really knew how to run an economy. >> touche. clinton has become a key player in the presidential re-election efforts. but just four years ago he and hillary were singing a different tune. >> so shame on you,...
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but of course obama right from the word go has been an asia pacific president. the world is changing. the tectonic plates are moving. and obviously we all look to asia and china now for who's going to be america's co-partner, as it were, the big nation of the next century. somewhere in the background there's always this sense, perhaps, that britain and america's great second world war and cold war partner, perhaps a feeling that america is pivoting toward asia and looking the other way. so all of that said, there will be lots of attempts to enforce the fact that this relationship is strong. i understand the obamas were very pleased with the reception they got in london. they got an enormous state dinner from the queen. speaking to a colleague of mine in london, very excited that mr. cameron as head of state is really getting the full treatment insofar as he could do. the white house, british celebrities there. i think the policy aside, this is really going to be about showing that the old anglo saxon angle is strong. if there was any thought perhaps that the oba
but of course obama right from the word go has been an asia pacific president. the world is changing. the tectonic plates are moving. and obviously we all look to asia and china now for who's going to be america's co-partner, as it were, the big nation of the next century. somewhere in the background there's always this sense, perhaps, that britain and america's great second world war and cold war partner, perhaps a feeling that america is pivoting toward asia and looking the other way. so all...
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and hillary clinton. 150 million people. is this going to do any good? >> i don't think so. i mean, it's a little mystifying to me because what you're trying to do is persuade people that you already know don't trust you and don't believe you, and so this is going to be viewed -- why they don't think this will be viewed as more u.s. propaganda. of course we didn't support the video that's so offensive but it's not clear that's what's driving this. consequently, this ad buy, it's not clear it's going to have any effect. the one thing we know has an effect on public opinion in foreign countries, specifically pakistan, we knew after we provided aid after the pakistan earthquake, public opinion -- >> humanitarian aid. >> -- humanitarian aid -- improved, not for a sustained period of time, but you could measure and know it had an impact. >> in aid the u.s. gave pakistan about $2 billion in 2012. today protesters were carrying pick tuesday of president obama superimposed on a donkey and i found this amazing. according to a pew res
and hillary clinton. 150 million people. is this going to do any good? >> i don't think so. i mean, it's a little mystifying to me because what you're trying to do is persuade people that you already know don't trust you and don't believe you, and so this is going to be viewed -- why they don't think this will be viewed as more u.s. propaganda. of course we didn't support the video that's so offensive but it's not clear that's what's driving this. consequently, this ad buy, it's not clear...
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where we are today and given your experience in both the clinton and you know somewhat within the obama administration although you're an adviser in that, not an official of the obama administration, what will do you think you won't have thought or won't have written at brie given your government experience? >> what would i -- no one knows in the audience what i wrote there. i would i guess to frame it in a way which relates to what we've been hearing today, i was involved very early on really in the definition of competitiveness. competitiveness as a term was not commonly used, believe it or not, a quarter of a century ago which is about how long i've been working on it and actually it was quite a foreign concept to economists who might think of something like cop pairtive advantage but those of us who began to worry about competitiveness began to think about nations as creating a set of foundations to make themselves a competitive place to locate to do essentially high value added business. so we were worried at the time about investing in the foundations of public -- the public found
where we are today and given your experience in both the clinton and you know somewhat within the obama administration although you're an adviser in that, not an official of the obama administration, what will do you think you won't have thought or won't have written at brie given your government experience? >> what would i -- no one knows in the audience what i wrote there. i would i guess to frame it in a way which relates to what we've been hearing today, i was involved very early on...
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. >>> secretary of state, hillary clinton, says she is responsible for the security where christopher stevens and three others were killed in an attack last month. as she tries to set the record straight, republicans are accusing the obama administration of sending mixed messages. >> i want everybody to know that we're going to get to the bottom of this and when we do, that information will all be public and people will draw their own conclusions. >> three separate investigations were all underway, trying to figure out what happened. republicans accused the obama administration of a political coverup five days after the attack, the obama administration blamed protests outraged over that american- made film. later on the administration said it had all been planned. there will always be some confusion. there's a memorial for the ambassador stevens in san francisco. >> and we have gotten an update from the police officers accused of beating a university of maryland student. today, prosecutors put a former maryland state trooper on the stand. he testified as an expert witness that the off
. >>> secretary of state, hillary clinton, says she is responsible for the security where christopher stevens and three others were killed in an attack last month. as she tries to set the record straight, republicans are accusing the obama administration of sending mixed messages. >> i want everybody to know that we're going to get to the bottom of this and when we do, that information will all be public and people will draw their own conclusions. >> three separate...
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clinton, and they told me that bill clinton and barack obama ave had a major falling out. lou: wow, after all the campaigning? the elegant speech, really? >> because of this estrangement, i'm told, is back to the presidential election when clinton struck a deal with obama. in the deal, clinton said he'd give the nominating speech and go out and campaign for obama, but in return, he wanted a couple things from the president. first, clinton wanted to be a allowed to name the next chairman of the democratic national committee to have effective control of the party apparatus and all the money that goes with that. lou: that's a big gift. >> well, he did a big deal for obama. lou: right. >> secondly, he wanted obama to agree that he would back hillary if she runs for president in 2016, and that was a verbal commitment he believed he had from barack obama. shortly after the election, according, again, to my sources, clinton sent obama a list of five names from which he could choose the next chairman of the democratic national convention. lou: a list from clinton to the president?
clinton, and they told me that bill clinton and barack obama ave had a major falling out. lou: wow, after all the campaigning? the elegant speech, really? >> because of this estrangement, i'm told, is back to the presidential election when clinton struck a deal with obama. in the deal, clinton said he'd give the nominating speech and go out and campaign for obama, but in return, he wanted a couple things from the president. first, clinton wanted to be a allowed to name the next chairman...
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the obama administration learned -- and in my opinion, they learned the wrong lessons from the clinton experience with universal health care, was to -- clinton had hillary clinton step away from the interest group bickering and congressional input and write say bill with just the experts, and the bill that was produced offended too many interests within the congress, and it never even got a vote. >> well, what the obama administration did was the opposite of that. what they did instead was open the doors wide to any and all interest groups that were ready to deal. in particular, they were very concerned about being -- getting another version of those ads from -- i think it was from insurance companies in the 1990s, blasting the health care bill. they were very worried about interest groups running ads to undermine public opinion on the bill. they made deals. they made deals with scores of groups. in fact they were this close to making a deal with the insurance companies, even as they were on television blasting the insurance companies for being so evil, they were working behind the sce
the obama administration learned -- and in my opinion, they learned the wrong lessons from the clinton experience with universal health care, was to -- clinton had hillary clinton step away from the interest group bickering and congressional input and write say bill with just the experts, and the bill that was produced offended too many interests within the congress, and it never even got a vote. >> well, what the obama administration did was the opposite of that. what they did instead...
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, as a critic of the obama administration's initial announcement on the coverage of contraceptive services and as the co-author of a recent brookings report that sympathetically considers the conscience-based claims of health care providers. nonetheless, many of you will not sympathize with the argument that i'm about to make. i strongly suspect that i am not preaching to the choir. let me start with pope benedict's january 19th address to the u.s. bishops which the document that i'm discussing quotes extensively. the pope cites concerns about, quote, certain attempts being made to limit the most cherished of american freedoms, the freedom rev lidgion. he expresses worries about concerted efforts to deny the right of conscientious objection on the part of catholic institutions with regard to cooperation in intrinsically evil practices. and also about a tendency to reduce religious freedom to mere freedom of worship without guarantees of respect for freedom of conscience. i suspect that muslims whose right to construct mosques is under assault in communities around the country would be thri
, as a critic of the obama administration's initial announcement on the coverage of contraceptive services and as the co-author of a recent brookings report that sympathetically considers the conscience-based claims of health care providers. nonetheless, many of you will not sympathize with the argument that i'm about to make. i strongly suspect that i am not preaching to the choir. let me start with pope benedict's january 19th address to the u.s. bishops which the document that i'm discussing...